In our continuing series, we share opportunities for those who wish to submit work in April 2025, be it poetry, prose, or other related arts. These callouts are divided into education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies), opportunity hubs, journals, and prizes. Please do us a favour and mention to whoever you applied to that you got the opportunity from this page, as it greatly helps us. If you have any callouts, please share in the comments.
Education (MFAs, Fellowships, residencies).
- British Institute for Each Africa Grant Opportunities 2025-2026 – Deadline: April 11
- Sprinng Writing Fellowship 2025 – Deadline: April 15
- The Africa Institute Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship 2025 – Deadline: April 17
- Black Lawrence Fellowship for New Immigrant Authors – Deadline: April 30
- The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors – Deadline: April 30
- CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa – Deadline: April 30
- Krodua Publishing Agency Writing Residency – Deadline: May 31
- Black Artists Grant (UK only) – Deadline: Not indicated
Opportunity hubs
- Chilli Hub
- Pro Helvetia Johannesburg – Residencies
- The Jakes Gerwel Foundation – Residencies
- The Hive: Opportunities for South African Writers
- Studio Styles
- Timi Sanni
- That Book Chikka
Literary magazines/journals/anthologies/manuscripts
- LGBT Rights Ghana (Pride Anthology IV) – Deadline: April 31
- Cosmic Daffodil Journal – Deadline: April 15
- Libretto Magazine (Theme: Hush Tales) – Deadline: April 17
- Windrush Commissions – Mouth Mek Fi Nyam – Deadline: April 25
- Prairie Schooner – Deadline: May 1
- Agbowo (Unthemed Issue) – Deadline: May 31
- Sauúti Terrors: The Dark Side anthology – Deadline: July 1
- Lolwe – Deadline: All year round
- Nenta Literary Journal (only Ghanaian writers) – Deadline: All year round
- Alkebulan Art – Deadline: All year round
- The Hooghly Review – Deadline: All year round
- Fahmidan Journal – Deadline: All year round
- Split The Lip – Deadline: Not indicated.
- WILDNESS. A Literary Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Wensum – Deadline: Not indicated.
- Afro Literary Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
- Ojuju Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
- The Weganda Review – Deadline: Not indicated
- Apex Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
- Brittle Paper – Deadline: Not indicated
- Gone Lawn – Deadline: Not indicated.
- The Dodge – Deadline: Not indicated
- Decolonial Passage – Deadline: Not indicated
- Efiko Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated.
- RIC Journal – Deadline: Not indicated.
- The Lagos Review Essay Series – Deadline: Not indicated
- Afapinen – Deadline: Not indicated
- TriQuarterly – Deadline: Not indicated
- Alien Magazine – Deadline: Not indicated
Publishers
- Harper North – Deadline: April 10
- Small Harbor Publishing – Deadline: May 1
- Parresia Publishers – Deadline: June 30
- Love Africa Press – Deadline: Not indicated
- Driftwood Press – Deadline: Not indicated
Prizes and competitions
- DALRO Can Themba Merit Award (South Africa only) – Deadline: April 10
- Desperate Literature for Short Fiction – Deadline: April 13
- Toyin Falola Prize 2025 – Deadline: April 15
- Iskanchi Book Prize 2025 – Deadline: April 21
- Jericho Prize 2025 (Calling all unpublished and self-published Black-British picture book writers) – Deadline: April 30
- The Andrée Blouin Prize – Deadline: April 30
- Wilbur Smith New Voices Award – Deadline: April 30
- Mo Siewcharran Prize 2024 – Deadline: May 1
- Witsprouts Storytelling Prize – Deadline: May 1
- African Speculations Fiction Society Nommo Awards 2025 – Deadline: May 5
- Cave Canem Prize 2026 – Deadline: May 9
- Prémio Literário Mia Couto – Deadline: May 12
- Narratives Against Poverty in Africa Writing Literary Prize 2025 – Deadline: June 30
- Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize 2025 – Deadline: June 30
- Prix Ibn Khaldoun – Léopold Sédar Senghor – Deadline: June 30
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